A new report, produced jointly, by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the industry trade body RenewableUK has studied in-depth the impact of onshore wind upon both local economies and the national economy. The report examined 18 … Continue reading →

There has been much furore about Donald Trump’s appearance in front of the Scottish Government’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee last week. His outlandish comments about the Scottish Tourism Energy and his claims to expertise have been seized upon by … Continue reading →

Last week a new report was published, here, which revealed that the impact of wind farms on bird populations may have been overstated. The study, published in the April edition of the Journal of Applied Ecology, was the first of … Continue reading →

There was much good news for the Scottish Renewables Industry this week; not only was it revealed that Scotland’s interim renewable energy generation target has been surpassed but also a report was published which revealed the impact the fledgling industry … Continue reading →

The Scottish Government this week the creation of the Renewable Energy Investment Fund. The £103 million fund will be specifically targeted at certain types of renewable development to ensure that investment money will not be spent on renewable technologies which … Continue reading →

This week the Scottish Government launched the latest draft of its Electricity Generation Policy Statement which aims to outline how the ambitious 100% renewable energy target for 2020 will be achieved. The document contains a large amount of information including … Continue reading →

There have been a number of positive developments in the renewables industry this week. Firstly, David Cameron rebuffed claims made by some of his backbench MPs that onshore wind power was “inefficient” and that the subsidy rates for both onshore … Continue reading →

A Scottish Government commissioned task force released a report this week outlining a series of recommendations to reduce costs and timeframes for offshore planning applications. The report can be found here. The task force, made up of the Crown Estate, Marine … Continue reading →

It was announced last week that the United Kingdom now has over 6GW of installed renewable capacity; enough to power over 3.3 million homes. The news has been welcomed in the British renewables industry as proof of the countries ability … Continue reading →

It was announced last week that Scottish and Southern Energy has for the first time generated more energy from it’s onshore wind turbines than it generated from it’s hydro-electric power plants. Indeed the company now has over 1 gigawatt worth … Continue reading →